Fwd: No Shell on OS X?

[Brian K. Maher]

> Hi Folks,
>
> I am trying to use the shell() function on OS X (Rev 2.1, OS X 10.2.6) 
> and am getting the following error:
>
> Handler: can't find handler
> Object: Button 1
> Line: shell("ls -l")
> Hint: shell
>
> Does anyone have any ideas why this will not work?
>
> Thanks, Brian